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RDRASH · Post by **RDRASH** » April 16th, 2012, 11:45 am

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 17th, 2012, 1:15 am

Hungry wrote:Maccas66 -

I read this thread on your smoker build with growing respect and envy. What a beautiful smoker! Love to see more as you progress on the project. I'm no fabricator, but wish I could build something that nice. How much experience have you had with smoking / building before you took on this project?

Thanks Hungry for the kind words

,...........other than cigarettes, and I`ve been off them for 27 years now!,I only smoked twice!, but after eating in the US on our trips there, I knew I`d like to build one. Then I found this site and the rest is what you have seen!, so I`m a bit of a fraud when it comes to cooking, but I`m trying!

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 21st, 2012, 7:12 pm

finally did a smoke, oh and a burn before hand!, I used a chimney full of a charcoal made by Redhead matches, I think it`s a processed timber they use, and a few splits of timber to start then just a fist size split every 40mins or so.

http://www.redheads.com.au/images/prod/fire_fuel.jpg

biggest lesson learnt on the day was, don`t go mowing the lawn when you are supposed to be tending the fire

, well unti

l you get the hang of it that is!

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » April 21st, 2012, 9:36 pm

Thin blue smoke! Looks like your on the right path Mac!

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The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » April 21st, 2012, 9:43 pm

Clay tile roof is awesome....and the smoker too...

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 21st, 2012, 11:59 pm

that was soon after putting a new log/split in( pre warmed that is), alot of the time you could not see the smoke at all!

dc I love those tiles, but the ones you have over there are better looking!

, I built the house about 19 years ago, we have 5 kids and needed alot of space, but now we are empty nesters and it`s to big for us, but can`t bring ourselves to sell!

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » April 22nd, 2012, 7:43 am

Nice Mac.
Gotta love thin blue smoke!

Now lets see some vittles cooking.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » April 22nd, 2012, 8:52 am

Getting to know a new smoker is my favorite part of the whole process - remember an angel just got its wings - looking good !

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 23rd, 2012, 3:35 am

smokeone wrote:Nice Mac.
Gotta love thin blue smoke!
Now lets see some vittles cooking.

I ate them!, it was only 1 yardbird and 9 thighs...............I`m sorry!

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » April 23rd, 2012, 7:36 am

.........

.....you have said this before......

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 24th, 2012, 2:26 am

AH Strewth

have I? ...........................

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » April 24th, 2012, 7:06 am

Okay...now your just making words up.....

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 24th, 2012, 6:56 pm

dcman wrote:Okay...now your just making words up.....

Oh No I`m not!

, here look it up yourself!, and put it in your favourites for confusing your friends!................................

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/news-chat ... slang.html

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » April 24th, 2012, 7:24 pm

sheesh....you are killing me...

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 24th, 2012, 8:01 pm

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 25th, 2012, 3:36 am

The other day I noticed hot juices running out below the cooking chamber door, and I thought you thickhead!,

you have forgotten to put the drip lip in!...( I made that name up!), you know what it looks like when you don`t!

so I got to and made one out of 3mm X 12mm flat bar

best thing was it din`t warp the bottom of the door! :bigfoot:

here`s how it looks!

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » April 25th, 2012, 7:13 am

more jargon from the down under man.....actually it did leak a lot didn't it!!!

good catch and repair....ha ha ha i see you in the window.....nice cow skull on the wall btw....

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » April 25th, 2012, 9:00 am

Gotta love weldin on the doors after you cooked on the smoker...
great fix tho!

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » April 25th, 2012, 4:55 pm

Mac is that a serial number plate in that one pic? Really?

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 25th, 2012, 6:00 pm

Thanks Guys!...dc, that skull was given to us by a mate I went to school with, it`s name was Curley!, you can see the hole in the skull where He shot it

!

Frank, it actually welded up real nicely, well to my standards anyhow! :bigfoot:

Rick, yes that is the compliance plate and on the other side of that plate are the valves, just incase people don`t believe me it`s a LPG tank!

can I nominate " Drip Lip" as a word, to be entered into site slang?

The Czar · Post by **The Czar** » April 25th, 2012, 7:07 pm

I would say yes......yes you can....

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » April 25th, 2012, 8:26 pm

I vote yes on "Drip Lip" being added to the site slang

... but you might point out that it has nothing to do with my mouth right after I come home from the dentist ...
just sayin'

YouTube · Post by **Frank_Cox** » April 25th, 2012, 9:18 pm

you sure can!

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » April 26th, 2012, 1:08 am

Thanks guys!

maccas66 · Post by **maccas66** » May 14th, 2012, 3:01 am

Did some thighs and drum sticks on the weekend, no fat at all down the front now!

, well that stuff is from before!, must clean that off!

you have to be fast around here, to get your chop!

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